Dance

Like Water

Concept, choreography & direction by Mthuthuzeli November

The Secret Theatre

Choreography by Christopher Hampson & Peter Darrell, music by Pyotr Ilyich Tc...

The Nutcracker

Choreography by Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon, adaptation by David...

Sadler’s Wells Global Gala

Virtual Triple Bill: Onward / Messiah / TroY

Choreography by Jake Vincent / Mark Baldwin / Eliot Smith

Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer

Cuckoo

Filmmaker Sarah Vaughan-Jones, co-directors Charlotte Darbyshire and Sophie d...

Adventures in Film: Nostos, Little Grasses, Checkmate

Tasha Chu, Anjali Mehra, Monique Jonas

Take Five Blues / Senseless Kindness / Laid in Earth / Echoes / Jolly Folly

Choreographers Stina Quagebeur, Yuri Possokhov, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell...

The Aftermath

Anna Holmes and Sam Ford

The Royal Ballet: Live – Within the Golden Hour

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Our Waltzes / Liebestod / Lazuli Sky

Choreography Vicente Nebrada, Valery Panov, Will Tuckett

May Contain Food by Luca Silvestrini's Protein

22 January 2021

Luca Silvestrini's Protein's dance and singing fusion May Contain Food will be streamed in February on King's Place's streaming platform.

Ten ballet schools pledge support for dance students

22 January 2021

Ten leading professional ballet schools have released a joint message of support and reassurance to those applying for places on programmes starting in September 2021.

New dance project by James Cousins

22 January 2021

A short film and virtual gallery, In Search of Sanctuary, will open Dance East’s digital programme from 29-31 January 2021.

Alexia starts Birmingham theatre’s online workshops

22 January 2021

Birmingham’s Alexia McIntosh has kicked off a series of digital masterclasses at the Hippodrome in the city: 25 online workshops for young people aged between 7 and 25.

First ‘Made in the North East’ dance commission announced

15 January 2021

The first recipient of Dance City’s £25,000 'Made In The North East' (MITNE) commission has been announced.

NDCWales & Literature Wales film collaboration extended

13 January 2021

The National Dance Company Wales and Literature Wales collaboration, Plethu/Weave, has been extended and will be a part of the Wales in Germany themed year in 2021.

A virtual dance programme for 2021

11 January 2021

Eliot Smith Dance is to launch virtual programming for its winter / spring 2021 season.

Dancing Nation broadcast postponed

10 January 2021

The broadcast of Dancing Nation on BBC iPlayer and the Sadler's Wells web site has been postponed to be compliant with new coronavirus guidelines.

Online ballet classes from ENB

7 January 2021

English National Ballet’s on-demand video platform now hosts a variety of online classes, BalletActive.

New Year's dance honours

31 December 2020

The dance sector has been recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list.

ENB's Nutcracker Delights free online

22 December 2020

English National Ballet is to make a recorded performance of Nutcracker Delights available to watch for free on YouTube and Facebook.

ENB School Winter Showcase online release

18 December 2020

English National Ballet School's Winter Showcase, filmed at The Roundhouse, will be available online from 21 December.

Ballets de Monte Carlo postpones online stream

18 December 2020

The latest measures relating to the performance of live shows has caused Les Ballet de Monte Carlo to postpone the launch of its video platform until January.

Sadler’s Wells Dancing Nation online

15 December 2020

Sadler’s Wells and BBC Arts are to collaboration on an all-day digital, live and pre-recorded broadcast, Dancing Nation.

TV double bill for balletLORENT

15 December 2020

Two balletLORENT performances are to be release on Marquee TV and Sky Arts

Silvestrini wins Italian Critics’ Prize

9 December 2020

Luca Silvestrini, Artistic Director of Protein Dance has been awarded the Premio della Critica by the Associazione Nazionale Critici di Teatro.

Amanda Skoog new Chair of One Dance UK

9 December 2020

One Dance UK has appointed Amanda Skoog as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees after Sue Wyatt stepped down earlier this year.

Royal Opera House Christmas streams

9 December 2020

The Royal Opera House has announced its biggest ever programme of digital ballet and opera content for over the Christmas period.

Constella Christmas Gala online

7 December 2020

Constella aims to combat loneliness among the elderly with its Connecting Stars one-to-one virtual performances to isolated care home residents.

Ballets de Monte-Carlo winter season

3 December 2020

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo will host a ‘100% Jean-Christophe Maillot’ programme to celebrate his 60th birthday as part of the end-of-the-year festivities at the Grimaldi Forum.

Tracing Movement's filmed dance piece Rebound

3 December 2020

Tracing Movement's Rebound is a filmed dance piece performed onstage at Theatre Royal Stratford East directed and choreographed by Stuart Winter.

Dancers stay occupied

3 December 2020

Dancers ‘occupy’ theatre stages across Greater Manchester in a new film.

Young Birmingham dancers win Royal Ballet School approval

2 December 2020

Two Birmingham youngsters have been offered places on Royal Ballet School’s junior associates programme and another 14 onto Elmhurst Ballet School’s young dancers programme.

Sadler's Wells Global Gala line-up

28 November 2020

The Sadler's Wells Global Gala virtual fundraiser and celebration will feature appearances from Carlos Acosta, Sylvie Guillem, Akram Khan and Natalia Osipova.

James Cousins new dance project

27 November 2020

In Search of Sanctuary explores four dancers' changing relationship to dance over the events of the last year across lockdown, the recent BLM and 'new normal'.

A night with violinist Yury Revich at the Hippodrome

27 November 2020

Violinist Yury Revich is to be joined by French pianist Matthieu Esnult and dancer Natascha Mair for a late evening concert at The Hippodrome Casino in London’s Leicester Square.

Marion Tait to step down at BRB

24 November 2020

Marion Tait CBE will step down from her role as Assistant Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet at the end of the year.

UK dance festive season

23 November 2020

A festive season round-up of UK dance, November to December 2020.

Protein's Wapping Project Double Bill

21 November 2020

Luca Silvestrini's Protein's The Wapping Project Double Bill, a site-responsive double bill, will be streaming until 29 November.

Birmingham audiences invited to save a seat

20 November 2020

Audiences are being asked to Save A Seat in a fundraising campaign by Birmingham REP and Birmingham Royal Ballet, following a 50% reduction in capacity due to 'social distancing'.

A new work from balletLORENT

17 November 2020

balletLORENT releases a new short film this week.

Plethu / Weave crosses Welsh art forms

13 November 2020

Since August, eight dancers have been matched with eight poets to create eight short films, which are now available to watch online.

Breakin’ Lockdown with Social DisDancing

13 November 2020

Hosted by Jonzi D, Breakin’ Convention international festival of hip hop dance theatre is to return to Sadler's Wells for its first live event since lockdown began.

BRB 30th anniversary at Town Hall

13 November 2020

Birmingham Royal Ballet will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a free streamed performance at Birmingham’s Town Hall.

Tribute to David Toole film online

13 November 2020

Artificial Things, a film of the Stopgap Dance Company performance directed by Sophie Fiennes and choreographed by Lucy Bennett, is to be shown on BBC 4.

A virtual triple dance bill

10 November 2020

Newcastle-based Eliot Smith Dance is to replace its proposed autumn 2020 season with a digital performance of three new works.

ENB winter update

10 November 2020

Alina Cojocaru departs English National Ballet, new dancers are welcomed to the company and an updated performance schedule for Nutcracker Delights at the Coliseum.

Silvestrini’s new online Protein works

7 November 2020

Before the Interval and After the Interval, a double bill of works directed by Luca Silvestrini for HeadSpaceDance, will stream in November.

ENB on-demand video platform launched

6 November 2020

English National Ballet’s on-demand video platform, ENB at Home, has now launched with two services: Ballet on Demand, featuring ballet productions available for rent, and BalletActive ballet-based classes, available by subscription.

Shortened Nutcracker dances into Birmingham REP

29 October 2020

Birmingham Royal Ballet and Birmingham REP's new adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker will be the first to visit the theatre at Christmas 2020.

Community day and Christmas show at Curve

28 October 2020

Leicester's Curve has revealed the line-up for a community day as well as a Christmas show for families.

World Ballet Day 2020 update

28 October 2020

The "biggest ever global celebration of dance" will live-stream on 29 October 2020.

Ballet Black dancer wins 2020 Olivier Award

28 October 2020

Senior Artist at Ballet Black Mthuthuzeli November has won the 2020 Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production for Ingoma.

Sadler's Wells, ENB and Rambert receive funding

25 October 2020

Three dance companies have been awarded critical Cultural Recovery grants.

One Dance UK online awards

24 October 2020

One Dance UK is moving its annual awards ceremony online format this year.

Dancing in the Museum

24 October 2020

Newcastle neighbours Dance City and The Discovery Museum are co-operating to offer extra free dance rehearsal space.

New NE dance commission offered

24 October 2020

Newcastle’s Dance City and partners are offering a £25,000 dance commission, Made in the North East.